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The Keys to a Long Life Are Sleep and a Better Diet—and Money

In one way or another, the superrich have always been trying to extend their lives. Ancient Egyptians...

Never-Repeating Patterns of Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.If you want to tile a bathroom floor,...

Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.For most...

The Global Danger of Boring Buildings

Thomas Heatherwick is on a mission. The world’s architects and city planners need to be driven to...

Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease

If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet...

A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon

Two of Blue Origin's earliest employees, former president Rob Meyerson and chief architect Gary Lai, have started...

The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge

Your city isn’t prepared for what’s coming. The classical method for dealing with stormwater is to get...

States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat

Unless Florida governor Ron DeSantis has an unexpected change of heart, it will soon be a crime...

Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones

McKenzie Prillaman was the Spring 2023 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s...

You Can Count on Pi

For geeks, there are several great holidays on the calendar. There is of course Mole Day (10/23)...

Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are

Extreme heat kills roughly half a million people worldwide each year, but at the current rate of...
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